Soccer Land

At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:   Olivia Moultrie (53') and Reilyn Turner (63') each scored a goal as the Portland Thorns blanked the visiting Kansas City Current 2-0 in Saturday NWSL action.  The Thorns will visit the North Carolina Courage next Saturday at 3:30 PM Pacific Time (Ion TV).

At Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California:  In Wednesday NWSL action, Dudinha (2'), Lia Godfrey (27'), and Marlene Barcenas (82') each scored once to power the San Diego Wave past the visiting Portland Thorns 3-1. Pietra Tordin scored the lone Thorns goal in the 8th minute. The next match for Portland will take place this coming Saturday when they host the Kansas City Current at 1:00 PM Pacific Time on CBS and Paramount Plus.

At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:  The Portland Timbers battled the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-1 draw in Sunday Major League soccer action.   Kristoffer Velde scored for the Timbers in the 13th minute, then the Galaxy's Joao Klauss equalized in the 30th minute.   Portland's Kamal Miller was ejected in the 30th minute and the Timbers played the rest of the match with ten men. The Timbers' next MLS match will take place at Vancouver's BC place on Saturday, April 4 when they meet the Vancouver Whitecaps in Cascadia Cup clash (Apple TV/KRSK Radio 105.1 The Fan) at 7:30 PM PDT.  

At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon:  In the 44th edition of the Cascade Rivalry, Petra Tordin (28') and Reilyn Turner (37') each scored a first-half goal while goalkeeper Morgan Messner recorded her second shutout of the season as the Portland Thorns , despite being reduced to nine players because of ejections, blanked the visiting Seattle Reign 2-0 in Friday National Women's Soccer League action.   The Thorns will visit the San Diego Wave next Wednesday at 7:30 PM PDT (CBS Sports Network/KPTV, Portland).   

  At Shell Energy Stadium, Houston Guilherme Santos (62'), Felipe Andrade (77'), and Mateusz Bogusz (90'+16) each scored once as the Houston Dynamo defeated the visiting Portland Timbers 3-2 in Saturday night Major League Soccer action. Gage Guerra (45'+4) and Kristoffer Velde (79') provided the Timbers' goals. Portland will try to snap their current three-game losing streak next Sunday as they host the Los Angeles Galaxy at 1:45 PM Pacific Time (Apple TV/FOX Network/KRST 105.1 FM, 1080 AM).

At Audi Field, Washington: In Friday night's National Women's Soccer League regular-season opener, Olivia Moultrie scored in the 52nd minute as the Portland Thorns defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 on the road.  Next up for the Thorns, a home match against the Seattle Reign at Providence Park next Saturday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time and will be telecast (or streamed) on Prime Video.

  At Providence Park, Portland, Oregon: Brian White scored twice (21' 87') on Saturday night as the Vancouver Whitecaps dominated the homestanding Portland Timbers 4-1 in Major League Soccer and Cascadia Cup play. Eric Izoita scored for the Timbers in the 72nd minute. The Timbers will try to straighten up next Saturday on the road against the Houston Dynamo at 5:30 PM Pacific Daylight Savings Time (TV: Apple/Radio KRSK 105.1 FM-1080 AM).

  The Portland Thorns are set to open their National Women's Soccer League regular season on Friday, March 13 when they travel to Audi Field in the nation's capital to take on the Washington Spirit at 5:00 PM PDT.